Q 01/05

Which slapstick comedy team makes a wordless cameo as airport firemen in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World?

A) The Marx Brothers

B) Abbott and Costello

C) The Three Stooges

D) The Ritz Brothers

Answer · why

C) The Three Stooges

The Three Stooges appear for only a few seconds, standing motionless in their gear. By 1963 the line-up was Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Joe DeRit...

Q 02/05

In It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, what does the 'big W' marking the buried cash turn out to be?

A) Four palm trees

B) Two crossed bridges

C) A row of windmills

D) A painted rooftop

Answer · why

A) Four palm trees

Four palm trees grouped together form the W. The dying crook gave no other clue, so the treasure hunters search the state park frantically before the ...

Q 03/05

Which two-time Best Actor winner plays weary police captain Culpeper in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World?

A) Gary Cooper

B) Spencer Tracy

C) Fredric March

D) James Stewart

Answer · why

B) Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy was in poor health and completed the part in nine non-consecutive days. He was the first actor to win back-to-back Best Actor Oscars, fo...

Q 04/05

What does the scolding Mrs. Marcus slip on in the final scene of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World?

A) A bar of soap

B) A roller skate

C) A wet floor

D) A banana peel

Answer · why

D) A banana peel

A banana peel dropped earlier sends her sprawling mid-tirade. The men she was scolding burst out laughing, and even the gloomy police captain finally ...

Q 05/05

Which human failing, shared by nearly every character, is the satirical target of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World?

A) Greed

B) Vanity

C) Jealousy

D) Cowardice

Answer · why

A) Greed

Greed turns helpful strangers into rivals minutes after they hear about the buried cash. The director was known for issue dramas, and this was his com...